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Sir Richard

Salmon/Steelhead · Salmon · Steelhead · Intermediate · 1 version

Classic Recipe

  • Hook Blind-eye or up-eye classic salmon fly hook, 1/0-4
  • Thread Black 8/0

Materials

  • Tag Silver twist and orange silk (as needed)
  • Tail Golden pheasant topping and Indian crow (1 topping + 1)
  • Butt Black herl (few turns)
  • Body Black silk (full shank)
  • Rib Silver tinsel and fine oval tinsel (5-6 turns)
  • Throat Gallina and jay (1 collar)
  • Wing Dark mottled turkey, golden pheasant tail, peacock wing, parrot, ibis, mallard, and a topping (1 married pair)
  • Cheek Chatterer (1 per side)
  • Horns Blue macaw (1 per side)

How to tie it

  1. Wrap a tag of silver twist and orange silk over the barb, then tie in a golden pheasant topping with Indian crow for the tail. Form a black herl butt.
  2. Cover the shank with black silk, then rib with flat silver tinsel followed by fine oval tinsel in evenly spaced turns.
  3. At the throat wind gallina and jay as a mixed beard and stroke the fibres down.
  4. Build the married wing from strands of dark mottled turkey, golden pheasant tail, peacock wing, parrot, ibis and mallard, with a topping over all.
  5. Add chatterer cheeks, a pair of blue macaw horns, form a small head and whip finish.

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